Space Business Development Leader – Space Systems Command

Space Business Development Leader – Space Systems Command

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• 10 or more years of experience working within or with Military or DoD customers
• 3 or more years of quality experience in a Defense or Space related program (e.g. NASA, DoD, Intelligence Community, etc.)
• 5 or more years of experience in Business Development
• Experience interfacing directly with senior military officials and executives
• Communication experience, both written and verbal, with a comfort in public speaking and frequent interactions with executive-level management
• A background in US Space capability areas, organizations, operations, processes, logistics, acquisitions, and weapons systems.
• Knowledge of the Space Systems Command Staff, Major Commands supporting US Space Force and Department of Defense Combatant Commands.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain superb relationships with the USSF Space Systems Command, specifically US Space Force leadership and their staffs.  Integrate the interface with the customer and internal Boeing resources to keep both apprised of key issues and concerns.
• Proactively engage customers to understand capability needs and requirements.
• Understand Boeing products and how they are or may be employed.
• Support Boeing leaders with timely, accurate knowledge of customer priorities, program execution issues, capability gaps and opportunities.
• Establish and maintain a team-based culture with BDS stakeholders, and facilitate close coordination to ensure unified, cohesive messaging to the customer.
• Intimate familiarity with the Space Force Design to Execution and requirements processes, the acquisition system, with specific emphasis on the key functions led by US Space Force: responsible for operating and defending military satellites and ground stations that provide communications, navigation and Earth observation, such as the detection of missile launches. Provide insight, based on US Space Force requirements, to recognize and develop opportunities within existing and emerging Boeing business units’ programs.
• Contribute to the development of strategies for capturing new DoD and proprietary business.
• Actively participate in local civic, business, defense industry and professional associations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Military experience working in Space
• Capture Team experience
• Graduate from one or more of the National/Service War Colleges
• Occasional travel (25% of the time)
• Experience in a leadership role leading diverse teams, initiatives, or projects to meet business objectives and influence change